TV channels & antenna towers in Elwood, Kansas

Elwood, Kansas has a population of about 1,190. There are 28 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 14 full-power, 3 Class A, 9 low-power and 2 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 14 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 13 at good or strong strength.

4 of them are within 25 miles of Elwood, 1 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 23 are more than 45 miles out. Eight of the 14 network stations in range are licensed to Kansas City, MO, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Kansas City's stations.

The best-placed network stations are ABC on channel 2 (KQTV), CBS on channel 30 (KCJO-CD), NBC on channel 41 (KSHB-TV), Fox on channel 26 (KNPN-CD), CW on channel 21.2 (KNPG-CD), ION on channel 50 (KPXE-TV), Telemundo on channel 39 (KGKC-LD), Univision on channel 14 (KUKC-LD) and Trinity on channel 16 (KTAJ-TV). Spanish-language viewers can pick up Telemundo (very weak signal) and Univision (very weak signal). 5 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna E, at about 93°. The main network towers for Elwood sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Three network stations, KNPG-CD, KNPN-CD and KCJO-CD, transmit from the same tower site about 1.7 miles east of Elwood (101° E). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 11 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Elwood at fair strength or better, 64% arrive from the south; the rest are spread across one other direction.

All of the main network towers are within their radio horizon as seen from Elwood, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Elwood is KQTV (ABC), 4.1 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here.

KSHB-TV (NBC), 57 miles south, is the exception: the nearest listed affiliate of its network is far enough away to need an outdoor antenna. Some local stations in our data carry no network tag, so check the other stations table below before buying a bigger antenna just for that one.

KNPN-CD is only 1.7 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 14 stations at fair strength or better, Elwood ranks 38th of 216 places in Kansas: more than the typical Kansas town (8). Its nearest major network tower is 1.7 miles away, against a state median of 25 miles.

18% of Kansas's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Saint Joseph, 1.6 miles away.